Waltzingmouse Challenge #96

Hi Scrappers,

I took out my ancient heat gun this week, gave it a good dust and used it for this week's challenge at Waltzingmouse stamps. Check out the current sketch here on the blog.

I inked an embossing folder, blended a few different colours over the top and ended with some gold embossing powder. I wish I hadn't used the reddish brown ink though - the colour that came out is a bit yucky and I had no papers to match! The heart's are a nestie die on which I stamped the tiny scroll from the Very Vintage Labels 4 set and covered them in dimensional magic.  Not sure what occasion I'm going to use this one for - wedding, golden anniversary or an engagement card perhaps?

Anyway, I'm off to try that inking and embossing technique again - this time in different colours!

Thanks for stopping by,

Claire x

Play Date Cafe and Cardabilities

Hi Scrappers,

I absolutely love the colour scheme this week at the Play Date Cafe -

How pretty are those colours together? There's also a great sketch over at Cardabilities so I've combined the two challenges together -

I've used a Kaisercraft stamp and white ink, then painted the flower in some pink and added some Dimensional Magic and a seed bead. I tried to emboss it but it's so long since I used my clear embossing powder I think it might have 'gone off!' I guess even embossing powder has an expiry date.

Hope you all have a fabulous, scrappy weekend!

Thanks for stopping by,

Claire x

New Scrapville Pack

Hi Scrappers,

The new monthly pack has arrived at Scrapville, choc full of Fancy Pants goodies -

Details of what's inside can be found here. Purchase a pack and submit a layout to Scrapville and you could be the lucky winner of the June monthly pack.

Cheers and thanks for stopping by,

Claire x

Wax Crayon Layout

Hi Scrappers,

A few weeks ago I happened to see a segment on Better Homes and Gardens, where the designer made some wax crayon art. For anyone who doesn't know what on earth I'm talking about, you basically stick some kids wax crayons down on a canvas and melt them with a hairdryer. I thought it would look great as a layout background so I bought a cheap box of crayons and had a go on some white cardstock.
I think it's worked but you'll have to let me know if I need more practice!

As I like to keep things simple, I just stuck the crayons down in a straight line - I then built the layout around the splat! I didn't think it needed too much embellishing as the colours are so vivid.

Anyway, there seem to be heaps of tutorials on the net so get out your kids crayons and make a mess!

Cheers and thanks for stopping by,

Claire x

Anyone fancy winning some goodies?

Hi Scrappers,

Hope you are all enjoying Anzac Day - each year I say to myself that I must go to the dawn service in Sydney but I still haven't got around to going. Maybe when the kids are older and I can manage the 3am wake up call.

Anyway, it's time for a new sketch challenge over at Scrapville from the very talented Anita:

Well look at that - I managed to work out how to make the pic bigger!  Is anyone else having problems adjusting to the new blogger interface?   I've kind of shrunk everything on this sketch and changed a few bits and pieces. Don't you just love that truck? It's just like the one I bought my son a few months ago - perfect for the photo.

If you want to have a go at winning some goodies  you have until 'pumpkin time' at midnight on 14th May. Would love to see what you come up with!

Cheers and thanks for stopping by,

Claire xx

Heaps of Kraft

Hi Scrappers,

I feel as though the scrapbooking has been a little neglected lately - I've been in card making mode for the last few weeks so I really felt like doing a scrappy challenge over at Kraft it Up. This month's challenge is to use Kraft cardstock or patterned paper and then to add three other kinds of Kraft items onto the layout. Easier said than done I have to say:

I've used MME patterned Kraft as my base and added some Studio Calico star stickers which I've matted on to black. I also made a kraft button from some corrugated card and swiped over it with gesso and Dimensional Magic. The kraft tab was made with a Nestability and journaling stamp. It's attached to an envelope which contains about 2 pages of private journaling for my son to read when he's older.

Here's some close ups:

It was a very therapeutic page for me and one I've been planning to do for a long time - which just goes to show how scrapping is better than therapy, and a hell of a lot cheaper!

Thanks for stopping by,

Claire x

Play Date Cafe PDCC128

Hi Scrappers,

Just a quick card for the new Play Date Cafe challenge. I was really hoping to do some scrapping but when I saw the colour scheme for this week I just had to have a play -

I love this colour scheme but as I don't own any ink pads in flamingo pink and orange I had to resort to some Glitz rubons I've had lying around for ages. I've added some sakura blossoms made with a seed beed and dimensional magic and a sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by,

Claire xx